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LA Times - August 12, 2010 - Epilepsy drug valproic acid could help in retinitis pigmentosa, study finds
Friday, 10 September 2010
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A small preliminary study has found that valproic acid--a drug already used to treat epileptic seizures, migraines and bipolar disorder--may halt or even reverse the loss of vision produced by retinitis pigmentosa, researchers said Thursday. A team from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worchester is now organizing a clinical trial to confirm its observations.
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